Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

I love English Country Cottage Style, all the roses, pictures, quilts, etc.  As I look around my home, both inside and out, I see touches of it, here and there. For example, I love using doilies, faux flowers, quilts, lots of tables, floral fabrics, and many other items that I consider to have an English  Country Cottage look.  So today, I am sharing various ways I've incorporated these items into my decorating style. This vignette sits atop a fern stand in the sunroom. This is my current centerpiece on the coffee table.  I updated this bamboo box, by painting it in certain areas, and lining the inside with a matching fabric.  It holds 2 bouquets of tulips, one lying in the box, and the other standing in an aqua ball jar. A burlap runner I made is underneath the centerpiece. On a table in the entryway, I have used a tablecloth in bold colors, 2 old sets of shutters, painted blue, and 2 vintage English looking plates, and a small lamp. ...

Since I needed to go purchase some concrete pots for flowers for my MIL's grave, and her brother's, I hit a yard sale and an estate sale too. At the estate sale, I found this gorgeous 2piece chip/dip set.  Lovely design, and they look so good together. At the estate sale, I also found this wonderful metal vase already painted turquoise. The chip/dip set and the metal vase were a total of $2.00!! Wish I had gotten there earlier, as there was very little left. At the yard sale which was on my street, I got lots of items for $4.25! This wonderful lighted piece for Fall, these two cowgirl signs for my granddaughter's room, this wonderful urn, and I also bought a picture frame, but left without bringing it home.  I figure the seller will probably come by and drop it off, and if she doesn't, I still made a good haul for the money.  My granddaughter loves horses, so I thought I would get these for her.  She's about to "take over Bubs...

I'm still battling whatever it is I have!  I go to the heart Dr. tomorrow, and a lung specialist on Aug. 5th.  I'm hoping the heart Dr. can get the lung specialist to see me sooner, or recommend another one.  I have been so sick. Sicker than I can remember in a very long time.  I'm so hoping I can get a handle on this and get better.  I've forced myself to do a couple of very easy projects today, since I've now been up for 18 hours! (Woke up at 3 AM and could NOT go back to sleep! Anyway, I painted a simple still life.  I copied it from a vignette I had on a book case.  Once I completed the painting, I moved the vignette near the painting in the family room.  I'm enjoying seeing something different! This only took me about 45 minutes (at about 5 AM)!! Next I painted the knobs and handles on the book case in my office. I plan to buy some new ones, but will wait for a good deal, so for now they'll be like this.  So th...

A couple weeks ago, I made a trip to Lowe's and bought a fern, a shepherd's hook, and a new hummingbird feeder, some succulents, and a few more items.  Once I returned home, I got busy rearranging the front porch, and sprucing up the little garden area near my front steps. I moved these adirondack chairs to the end of one side of the porch and used the old cushions in them.  Adding the table provides a place for a nice cup of coffee, or a cool drink. The rockers are in their usual spot, but I added new cushions.  I also added a citronella candle, and an arrangement in my old well bucket.  This bucket is the one we actually used when I was a young girl.  We had running water, but if the pipes froze in the winter, we could still "draw" water from the well, and this is the bucket we used.  (I know that information, ages me somewhat, but whatever.....right?) I switched out the Patriotic wreath for this turquoise one until July when I'll ...